⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 26-12 off them
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 8:47 · DAL 47-41 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:57 · DAL 80-82 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 10:15 · DAL 63-77 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 11:15 · DAL 91-103 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 5:06 · DAL 96-119 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 34 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. GaffordF | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
P.J. WashingtonF | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | -18 |
N. MarshallF | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 1-3 | -11 |
Z. RisacherF | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -16 |
M. ChristieG | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -22 |
S. de LarreaF | 33 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 9-15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -5 |
M. SasserG | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
W. Clayton Jr.G | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
M. Johnson Jr.F | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -1 |
M. CisseC | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
T. LawalF | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
J. HowardG | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Team | 106 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 45-88 | 11-28 | 5-8 |
Did not playD. Powell (coach's decision)

Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. WembanyamaF | 29 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 9-18 | 2-6 | 3-5 | +32 |
D. FoxG | 28 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 5-7 | +25 |
D. VassellG | 32 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +13 |
S. CastleG | 28 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 8-18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +12 |
D. HarperG | 28 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 1-1 | +18 |
J. ChampagnieF | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 1-1 | +16 |
K. JohnsonF | 26 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +14 |
L. KornetC | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -18 |
C. BryantF | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
T. Reed Jr.C | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
H. BarnesF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
J. GillespieG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
J. McLaughlinG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Team | 122 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 48-101 | 15-42 | 11-16 |







